Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00755)

Anand, You wrote:

> This healthy situation was in 1960 and you had displayed photo of 
> Krishnamurti. That proves that Krishnamurti's leaving did not cause 
> trouble after in the long run.
Oh, there was trouble all right. But, I agree, in the long run it was 
the Theosophical Society which hurt the Theosophical Society. 
> You said in study material TSA uses principles and terminology of AB 
> and CWL. Apparently they don't use name of AB and CWL. I searched TSA 
> site, there is hardly and reference of AB and CWL. Management should 
> know that most of the philosophy which TS has is given by AB and CWL. 
> Other writers took those principles and wrote books. 
I'm certain that Management knows the source of the teachings they 
promote. However, normally TSA manuals are more about presenting ideas 
and less about presenting personalities. If you look at the 
bibliographies of study materials, the listings are generally 
predominately AB, CWL, and books by other authors in the tradition of AB 
and CWL. Such as A.E. Powell, Sri Ram, Clara Codd, etc. I have a copy 
of the 1968 version of Emogene Simons "Introductory Study Course in 
Theosophy" which is still promoted in a later edition. The diagrams are 
consistent with AB/CWL, not Blavatsky. I doubt if this has changed in 
the revision. I would be very interested to know if it has. While TSA 
prints AB and CWL books, they also print HPB, and books of current 
interest. 
> TSA should know that spiritual organization lives because of life 
> flowing into it from Masters and their advanced disciples. Disciples 
> and Master are one to considerable extent.
They are aware of this.

> Disciples 
> and Master are one to considerable extent. Anything you do to a 
> disciple is indirectly doing to the Master himself. So when section 
> is ungrateful to AB and CWL it does not receive life from Hierarchy. 
> That is why TSA is in such miserable condition. 
Pictures of AB and CWL also hang at TSA headquarters. 
--j






Anand Gholap wrote:

> Jerry,
>
>
> > This sounds like the Lodges we used to have here in the early 1960s when I first joined the Theosophical Society. Besant Lodge in Hollywood used to typically have 100 people attending their Sunday lectures. A Picture of Krishnamurti hung on the wall, as well as pictures of Besant and Leadbeater. Times have changed and the American culture has changed quite a lot. TSA management no longer actively supports Lodges, and there are very few of them left. Besant Lodge now has very few members. 
> > This healthy situation was in 1960 and you had displayed photo of 
> > Krishnamurti. That proves that Krishnamurti's leaving did not cause 
> > trouble after in the long run.
> > You said in study material TSA uses principles and terminology of AB 
> > and CWL. Apparently they don't use name of AB and CWL. I searched TSA 
> > site, there is hardly and reference of AB and CWL. Management should 
> > know that most of the philosophy which TS has is given by AB and CWL. 
> > Other writers took those principles and wrote books. 
> > TSA should know that spiritual organization lives because of life 
> > flowing into it from Masters and their advanced disciples. Disciples 
> > and Master are one to considerable extent. Anything you do to a 
> > disciple is indirectly doing to the Master himself. So when section 
> > is ungrateful to AB and CWL it does not receive life from Hierarchy. 
> > That is why TSA is in such miserable condition.